The latest Boeing and aerospace news, including updates about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 747-8 and 737, Airbus A380 and A350, the anticipated Boeing 797 and Boeing jobs and layoffs

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Boeing delivered the first 737 with improved engines to China Southern Airlines last week, the plane maker announced Thursday. The new CFM56-7BE engine configuration is part of a package of airplane improvements that aim to cut fuel use by 2 percent. Boeing plans to incorporate other improvements into 2012. “We continue to review performance flight […]
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American Airlines placed what it called the largest aircraft order in history Wednesday: 460 re-engined small airliners from Airbus and Boeing, which previously had been leaning toward replacing its 737, rather than outfitting it with new, more efficient engines. American now flies all Boeing jets, making the order a hit for the U.S. airplane maker, […]
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Boeing should ditch talk of replacing the 737 in favor of outfitting it with new, more-efficient engines, analyst Richard Aboulafia wrote Monday. Airbus’ orders and agreements for 700 re-engined A320neos at the Paris Airshow, pushing the A320neo total over 1,000, shows that what the airlines want is new engines now, said Aboulafia, vice president of […]
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UPDATE: Comments from Scott Hamilton added below. American Airlines will announce an order that could top 250 narrow-body jets Wednesday and is leaning toward Airbus planes, according to media reports. American, which flies all Boeing aircraft, has reportedly been talking with Boeing and Airbus. FlightBlogger reported Tuesday that the order would come on Wednesday but […]
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